Clayton, GA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clayton, Georgia, shaded from 1,850 ft on the south side to 2,450 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
2,450 ft 745 m2,300 ft 700 m2,220 ft 675 m2,070 ft 630 m1,930 ft 585 m1,850 ft 565 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Clayton sits at about 1,970 ft (600 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,970 ft 600 m
most residents: 1,910–2,060 ft
Lowest
1,850 ft 565 m
on the south side
Highest
2,450 ft 745 m
on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
1,980 ft 605 m
all land inside city limits

Clayton spans about 600 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,970 ft600 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
2,450 ft745 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
1,850 ft565 m
Town center
USGS map point for Clayton
1,930 ft590 m
Average of all land1,980 ft605 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clayton, Georgia, shaded from 1,850 ft on the south side to 2,450 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Rabun County, Georgia, United States
Population
2,090 2024 est.
Land area
3.4 sq mi
Density
615 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.8781° N, 83.4010° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Blue Ridge
Drains to
Savannah River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
30525
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Highlands, NC3,830 ft
  2. Sky Valley3,220 ft
  3. Tate City2,560 ft
  4. Mountain City2,250 ft
  5. Dillard2,160 ft
  6. Tiger1,980 ft
  7. Clayton1,970 ft
  8. Longcreek, SC1,640 ft
  9. Tallulah Falls1,620 ft
  10. Sautee-Nacoochee1,440 ft
  11. Clarkesville1,360 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Brasstown Bald4,780 ft
  • Tray Mountain4,400 ft
  • Ravencliff Knob3,652 ft
  • Yonah Mountain3,160 ft
  • Oakey Mountain3,147 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.